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miri + bast (perfumed_feline) wrote in themoderngods,
@ 2012-04-09 00:14:00

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!thread, ♥ eric brannon, ♥ miriam moreau : dropped, ♦ bast, ♦ fenrir

WHO: Miri (Bast) and Eric (Fenrir)
WHAT: Cats and dogs, man.
WHEN: Sunday Night
WHERE: The Subway

Public transportation in NYC was good and Miri had never minded it. Sure, she would rather drive or take a cab, but it just wasn't possible all of the time. Bast was having fun 'people watching' as she tended to do in the back of Miri's head now that she was fully awake, and Miri was enjoying the color commentary. Except for whenever Bast found someone pleasing to the eye. That was a little annoying. Mainly because every cute guy that walked past got a comment.

He's attractive. Right there, the man in the suit jacket with the thick plastic glasses. Miri glanced over and caught the guy's eye before she looked away quickly. She didn't want the guy to react to the sensuality Bast seemed to want to ooze all of the time. She was having a hard time controlling everything the goddess wanted to do and now that she was active, that was quite a bit.

He's looking this way, Miri, I know he is. Just...get off of this contraption with him and enjoy a glass of wine. That's all. You're very lonely, I know you are. Miri pointedly didn't look at the man for the rest of the ride. The subway car hissed to a stop, jerking slightly, and the doors opened. Miri found an empty seat quickly, before the car doors shut and the subway started again.

Bast, however, was no longer looking for the cute man. She seemed on alert. There's another god close by. I can't tell who or where though. I need more practice.

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perfumed_feline
2012-04-12 12:07 pm UTC (link)

Miri was shocked and she looked down at her hand, fear giving her complete control. What have you done, Bast? She pulled back, shrinking into the wall before she peered up at him, cowed.

"I'm so so sorry! I didn't...she gets..." Miri stammered, before she looked down. Miri the human had no problem backing down. Bast scratched and huffed in her head, shouting at her, but Miri wouldn't let her out.

"She's trying to protect me, th-that's all. You're kind of scary, guy. You're not a god-soul, like her. What are you, then? You're a wolf? She's a goddess. The cat goddess of Egypt. What more do you need to know?"

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thebrotherwolf
2012-04-13 03:03 pm UTC (link)

Fenrir's jaw clenched and for a moment, it looked as if he were about to snarl all over again. He was back to looming over here again, as she'd broken the look first and thus had given every indication that she was weaker and would not turn aggressive. Yet she had. He ran his fingers over the edge of his jaw and then further down with the long red furrows that her nails had scored against his skin. "I'm bleeding." It was an idle comment, as if it hadn't hurt. And either Fenrir nor Eric could say that it had been all that painful. And it wasn't bleeding too much, either. It had been surprising though. And he didn't like surprises like this.

"She assaults strangers on the subway?" That came out as more of a growl - and the doors had already opened,making the rest of the passengers bolt for safety and out of sight. "I am Fenrir." He didn't really know how else to explain it. "God-soul?" He had never met anyone like him before so this was an entirely new experience. And she'd just tried to claw his face off. "My father was a god. I can smell that you're different."

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perfumed_feline
2012-04-19 12:44 am UTC (link)

Miri was terrified. Bast was pissed. The guy staring down at her was huge. She was tiny. And he had grabbed her first! He pulled his hand down and fresh blood tinted his fingertips. Her eyes widened and she frowned.

"I'm really sorry. You touched me, you grabbed me!" He growled and she shrank back, waving her hands and looking back at the crowd exiting the subway. "Yeah. I'm...human and God. Bast resides in me." She murmured, looking down to her feet. "Who's your father? I don't know who Fenrir is, I'm sorry...."

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thebrotherwolf
2012-04-19 12:53 am UTC (link)

He'd grabbed her on instinct "You were running away." As of that explained things. "And you were being a bitch. I didn't hurt you." She might have smelled like fear but she didn't look hurt. Or wounded. Or anything other than her fingers bloody from his face.

"What does that mean?" He really didn't understand at all. He sniffed her again, trying to lock the scent of differentness in about her, so he could recognize it later. His olfactory senses were
"Loki was my father. But he's gone. They're all gone but me." Or so he'd always thought. That he was the only one to show up in the new world with a new body. He had escaped the darkness only to find himself stuck here. It had been good and bad, though he wasn't sure how much went in either direction. "And you. Egyptian?"

Puzzled more than angry, now.

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perfumed_feline
2012-04-19 01:00 am UTC (link)

She wanted to say that she wasn't being a bitch. That it was Bast, but the goddess grumped at her for even thinking that. "I know. You scared me."

"It means...that I'm not a Goddess, but I have the soul of one. I'm not immortal." she murmured, frowning softly up at him. When he mentioned Loki, that name seemed much more familiar. "You're not alone. There are others. I've talked with them, found them. I was awakened by Neptune." she explained, sighing. "There may be others like you."

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thebrotherwolf
2012-04-19 02:16 am UTC (link)

Really, he wasn't known for his welcoming personality. But at least he wasn't openly growling at her right now. He'd gotten over that in favor of inspecting her. Sniffing and generally trying to get the handle on what she was and who she was. He didn't quite circle her but he shift a little, inspecting.

"Then what does that make you?" Fenrir didn't see the differentiation between himself and the human. Eric. Fenrir. They were pretty much the same being now. "What does the soul do,Cat?" He'd apparently lost the idea that Bast should have gotten any respect for what she was.

"I hope not." The very thought that more Norse might exist immediately made his mind wander to the Aesir and he stiffened. Did they exist here? No, he really hoped not.

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perfumed_feline
2012-04-19 02:19 am UTC (link)

The sniffing was weird. Miri's frown remained on her face, not quite a scowl, but certainly not friendly. She shifted on her feet a little to the side, adjusting when he moved, defensive.

"I'm human." She shrugged and then pursed her lips. "I'm Miriam. She's Bast. We're both in here." she tapped her forehead. "I'm mortal. Nothing fancy." To his question, she shook her head. "Um...she can communicate with cats. She's a goddess, by the way. She was a queen in Egypt, protector of Ra and the Pharoahs. You really should be nicer."

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